Shanghai vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3757
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$635
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1613
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
24.9M
527K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 57% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4461st and 6533rd ($1190 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and North Macedonia, respectively. Check China vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shanghai compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 558th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Skopje

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Shanghai Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.9
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2595
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1269
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.9
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17366
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9346
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.55
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.16
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.7
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28143
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740

Cities near Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116